Whipping or prodding device



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' w. HUBER WHIPPING OH PRODDING DEVICE Filed May 20, 1926 2Sheets Sheet 2 gmmato i Wfiu her Patented June 28, 1927.

UNIrED STATES P-ATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM HUBER, OF BENTLEY, NORTH DAKOTA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO OTTO W.

i MEYER, OF BENTLEY, NORTH DAKOTA.

, WHIIIING OR PRODDING DEVICE.

Application filed May 20, 1926. Serial No. 110,492.

This invention relates to a whipping or prodding device for use on the harness'of draft animals.

It is aimed to provide a novel construction of generally improved form capable of use in both right-s and lefts.

The more specific objects and advantages will become apparent from a consideration of the description following taken in connection with accompanying drawings illustrav ing an operative embodiment.

In said drawings Figure 1 is a View illustrating the device as in use and in lan;

Figure 2 is a side elevation thereof;

Figure 3 is a horizontal sectional View on .a plane indicated by the line 3-3 of F igure 2;

Figure 4 is a rear elevation;

Figure 5 is a fragmentary view illustrating a modified form of prodding instrument comprising a plain pointed rod; .and

Figure 6 is a perspective view illustrating the connection of the device to the right hand hame of harness.

Referring specifically to the drawings, the device has an attaching bracket at 10 provided with a deflected terminal at 11. The other terminal of the bracket has a clip or clamp 12 provided with screw threaded ends passing loosely therethrough and secured by nuts 13, the clip being adapted for attachment to the top of the hame on the left of the harness, as generally suggested at H. In Figure 6, the bracket is shown attached to the hame A, at the right. This merely involves an obvious change in the bending or shaping of the bracket 10.

Rigidly riveted or otherwise fastened to the arm or bracket 10 is an auxiliary bracket 14, of U-shape. In such bracket, a prodding instrument 15 is secured. To this end, the rear end of the instrument 15 is formed into U-shape at 16 .andis pivotally connected to the terminal of the auxiliary bracket 14 by a removable bolt as at 17 The remainder of the prodding instrument is deflected so that it will be L-shape as shown so that it will have the portion adapted to abut the deflected end 11. In fact the prodding instrument is urged into abutment with said j portion 11 b a coil spring 18, suitably encircling the olt 17 having one end engaging the auxiliary bracket 14 and the other end engaging the prodding instrument.

The free end of the prodding instrument may be bifurcated as shown at 19 and have a roller 20 journaled in the bifurcation as on a bolt 21, removably fastened in place. The periphery of roller 20 is preferably provided withspurs or otherwise roughened as at 22.

In order to operate the prodding device, a draw chain, rope, cable or the like is em ployed at 23 and may be attached to a ring 24 loosely fastened to the prodding instrument.

In use,'the prodding instrument of course is held retracted by the spring 18 and when itis desired that the horseshould travel fas ter, the element 23 is pulled toward the operator, preferably successively, thereby giving the draft animal successive prods through the engagement of the roller 20- with his back. V

It is to be understood of course that the roller 20 is of such a design as not to infiicf cruel punishment or to injure the anima A modified form of the instrument is so shown in Figure 6 and therein the free end thereof is devoid of the bifurcation 19 and roller 20 and instead is finished with a prodding point as at 25.

Changes may be resorted to provided they fall within the spirit and scope of the invention.

I claim as my invention:

1. A device of the class described comprising an attaching bracket an upright member on said bracket having a deflected terminal, an auxiliary bracket on said upright member, a prodding instrument, means 'pivotally connecting said instrument to said auxiliary bracket, a spring surrounding said means and urgmg the lnstrument into contact With the deflected terminal aforesaid, and means to operate said prodding instrument.

2. A device of the class described comprising an attaching bracket having an 0&

shape disposed Within the auxiliary bracket, an element pivotally connecting said end to said auxiliary bracket, a spring surrounding said element and urging the instrument into contact with the first mentioned end, and means to operate said prodding instrument.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

WILLIAM HUBER. 

